Collocation

 Collocations: 

 

What is a collocation? A collocation is two or more words that often go together. 

 

For example:  depend on someone/something

                      care for someone

 

I depend on the New York Times for accurate news. 

He cares for his children. 

 

 

Use the following dictionary to find collocations:

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/

 

Once at the sight, under the “dictionaries tab” go to “American English”. 

 

                      

 

Why learn collocations?

●  Your language will be more natural and more easily understood.

● It is easier for our brains to remember and use language in chunks or

blocks rather than as single words.

 

 

How to learn collocations

● Be aware of collocations, and try to recognize them when you see or

hear them.

● Treat collocations as single blocks of language. Think of them as

individual blocks or chunks to learn as one unit.

● Read as much as possible. Reading is an excellent way to learn

vocabulary and collocations in context and naturally.

●You can find information on collocations in any good learner's

dictionary. And you can also find specialized dictionaries of

collocations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of some verb collocations:

 

Here are some words + prepositions:

 

Practice: Classify the words and phrases to form collocations with “do”, “pay”, and “raise”.

 

an experiment              your voice                      questions

a fine                            research                         a bill

respect                         attention                         money

a favor                          eyebrows                      business

a visit                             a course                       a child

 

For example:  do an experiment